THE RUNDOWN
SAN ANGELO, Texas -- It was depth over starting star power Thursday night at Junell Center/Stephens Arena.
 
Midwestern State senior Whitney Taylor fired in four 3-pointers to lead a group of four players in double figures with 18 points in a 73-64 win over Angelo State.
 
The Mustangs used their third straight win to improve to 6-2 on the season and move to a perfect 3-0 in Lone Star Conference play for the first time since the 2014-15 season.
 
MSU once again used all 14 on the roster extending the energy to hold Angelo State to a 30.9-percent shooting night.
 
The Mustangs seized control of the game with a 13-2 run covering the end of the first period and beginning of the second. Senior guard Jasmine Richardson ignited the spurt with a 3-pointer at the end of the first frame before scoring the first seven points of the second.
 
After Angelo State's De'Anira Moore hit a pair of free throws, Taylor answered with her second triple of the run to give the Mustangs their largest lead of the first half at 34-22 with 6:46 remaining in the second period.
 
Moore, who finished with a game-high 21 points and pulled down 12 rebounds, led the charge for the Rambelles, who proved adept at hitting shots with contact as ASU produced seven tradition three-point play opportunities for the game.
 
Angelo State chipped the deficit back to four points after Madi Greenwood hit her only 3-ball of the night with 53 seconds to go, but MSU closed with a flourish as Kristin Rydell buried a triple and Richardson beat the first half horn with a driving layup to push the advantage back to nine.
 
The Rambelles would get no closer than four the rest of the way as MSU would lead by as many 13 down the stretch after Chelsea Adams canned a 3-pointer from the top of the key for a 69-56 lead with 2:16 to play.
 
Richardson and Micheline Mercelita scored 11 points, while Rydell chipped in 10 to give the Mustangs four players in double figures.
 
Junior guard Marquita Daniels (14 points, 8 steals) and Greenwood (13 points) were also in double digits for Angelo State which fell to 4-2 and 2-1.
 
NOTES
- Six of Midwestern State's eight opponents have shot less than 42 percent from the field.
- The Mustangs were out-rebounded for the first time since the season opener against Colorado Mesa, but the margin was only two.
- Senior guard Whitney Taylor finished with season highs with 18 points and six rebounds. She has scored in double digits in each of her last three games.
- Taylor bombed in four more 3-pointers and now has 129 made 3s for her career. She is three behind Andrea Buben (132 3s/2006-10) for second on MSU's all-time made triples list. Former teammate Lisa Hampton (154 3s/2011-15) tops the chart.
- Senior forward Micheline Mercelita notched her third double-figure effort of the season with 11 points and five rebounds.
- Senior guard Jasmine Richardson scored a season-high 11 points, as well. She connected on her first triple of the season to close the first period.
- Senior guard Kristin Rydell also notched a campaign best with 10 points on 4-of-9 shooting. She knocked in two 3-pointers.
- Ten different players scored points for the Mustangs.
 
UP NEXT
Midwestern State takes on former Lone Star Conference rival Abilene Christian in an exhibition on Saturday, Dec. 16th at Moody Coliseum in Abilene. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m.